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| Swedish title | Könshormoner och hjärtkärlsjukdom. Vad vet vi och vad vet vi inte? |
|---|---|
| English title | Sex hormones and Cardiovascular Disease; what do we know? |
| Course number | 1709 |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Board of Postgraduate Education |
| Established | 2008-09-22 |
| Purpose of the course | |
| Intended learning outcomes | To be able to describe the interactions between endogenous and exogenous sex hormones -- both of male and female origin -- and cardiovascular disease. To be able to critically evaluate the present scientific litterature. To be able to identify important knowledge gaps and ways to close them. To be able to describe and apply relevant methodologies in the design of clinical studies |
| Contents of the course | Lectures will cover the following fields: Review of basic physiology of sex hormones. Pathophysiology of potential sex hormone related cardiovascular diseases in the arterial and venous vasculature. Review of and critical evaluation of present pharmacological treatment with sex hormones; such as e. g. male and female contraceptives, male and female hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Mechanistic influences of sex hormones on different parts of the vasculature. Pathophysiological influences on atherogenic and thrombogenic parts of the atherothrombotic disease entity. The course will also include overview of relevant methodologies in the assessment of the effects of sex hormones on the cardiovascular system. |
| Teaching and learning activities | Lectures, seminars and panel discussions. 5 days, full time. The schedule will include 4 -- 7 lectures per day, in combination with group seminars and panel discussions. Participants will perform group work where they are trained in critical evaluation of the scientific literature and design of relevant experiments and trials to solve current knowledge gaps. Panel discussions, (where experts on various clinical fields are invited) concerning evaluation of the scientific literature will be held. Totally lectures will cover about 75% of the teaching hours, the remainder will consist of group work and panel discussions. At the end of the course there will be an examination seminar. |
| Compulsory elements | Group seminars. Absence during compulsary parts will be compensated by a written report. |
| Examination | Active participation in the final examination seminar. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Relevant papers including scientific articles, book chapters etc will be distributed during the course. | Course responsible |
Peter Henriksson Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus 086556820 Peter.Henriksson@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Aleksandra Antovic Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus 086557683 0734294448 aleksandra.antovic@ki.se Siw Frebelius Institutionen för molekylär medicin och kirurgi 08-51772189 070-6172189 Siw.Frebelius@ki.se CMM L8:03 Kärl 17176 Stockholm |
